Overview

 How to Build & Sustain Successful Internship Programs
PDT-BusLM-157

How to Build & Sustain Successful Internship Programs

Is your organization struggling to attract the right type of entry-level talent? Have you considered launching an internship program, but aren’t quite sure how to get started, what to pay, or how to manage it? In this workshop, we’ll cover everything you need to know, start to finish, on how to build attractive, successful internship programs - regardless of company size, org structure, or budget.

By the end of this workshop you will have a better understanding of:

  • How to create an internship program in your organization from scratch - or improve what you have.
  • What you should be paying or offering in order to attract the level of talent you’re seeking.
  • How to brand and advertise your internship program on campuses.
  • How to assess the needs across your business and identify strong, potential supervisors for incoming interns.
  • How and when to coach and prepare new managers who have never supervised a student worker.
  • Create a timeline of events internally that allow your recruiting team to effectively prepare the company for student workers to be on-site.
  • What the next generation of workers wants - and needs - in their internship experience.

This course has been approved for SHRM PDCs

What You Will Learn

PDT-BusLM-157

How to Build & Sustain Successful Internship Programs

  • How to create an internship program in your organization from scratch - or improve what you have.
  • What you should be paying or offering in order to attract the level of talent you’re seeking.
  • How to brand and advertise your internship program on campuses.
  • How to assess the needs across your business and identify strong, potential supervisors for incoming interns.
  • How and when to coach and prepare new managers who have never supervised a student worker.
  • Create a timeline of events internally that allow your recruiting team to effectively prepare the company for student workers to be on-site.
  • What the next generation of workers wants - and needs - in their internship experience.

Instructor Bios

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How to Build & Sustain Successful Internship Programs

  • Krystal Hicks, Career Strategist | Founder, JOBTALK, LLC

    Krystal Hicks (UNH ’07) is a Career Strategist and the Founder of JOBTALK, LLC, a career counseling practice that provides inclusive and accessible one-on-one support to professionals in transition, as well as employer branding and recruitment consulting to companies looking to improve how (and who) they hire. Prior to starting her practice in 2019, Krystal spent 11 years in staffing, career services, and corporate recruitment, most recently overseeing all U.S. hiring for Lindt & Sprüngli in Stratham, NH where she helped expand diversity, overhaul their employer brand, and fill 220+ corporate roles without agency assistance. Krystal also served as UNH’s Director of Career Services and spent three years facilitating a weekly, pre-release employment program for inmates at the Strafford County Department of Corrections. In 2017, she was recognized as one of the Seacoast’s 10 to Watch winners for her economic development work and continues to teach her College to Career courses to undergraduate students at UNH’s Paul College. Her advisory, board, and committee history include Exeter’s Racial Unity Team, the Seacoast HR Association, BLM Seacoast, and Shtudy.co, a UNH alumni-founded platform that helps companies connect with recent graduates of color.

09:00am - 03:30pm
Portsmouth - 230 Commerce Way
Krystal Hicks
289.00 Workshop Fee
6
USNH Tuition Benefit Discount
PDT - 10% Alumni Discount
UNH Extension Discount
Discount
REEO Discount
New to NH Discount
0.6
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